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FEAR NOT FEAR By Neel Anil Panicker She’s been with me for long. She’s my constant companion, so to say. She sleeps by me and then, come morn, she wakes up beside me. At times, on cold wintry mornings, she beats me to it. And then when I wake up, groggy eyed and sidle up … Continue reading neelwrites/fearnotfear/photochallenge/flash/musings/237words/09/10/2018
LOVERS KNOW NOT ‘NO’ By Neel Anil Panicker “No, it’s not a good idea”. ‘What, taking what is yours, or us, running away from our homes and building a future for ourselves?’ Neelima opened her mouth to say something but caught herself as she eyed a couple of middle aged men approaching the corner. It … Continue reading neelwrites/loversknownotno/flash/fiction/shortstory/257words/07/10/2018
A FEATHERY TOUCH By Neel Anil Panicker “Mamma, I don’t think I’m cut out for a soldier’s job. I just don’t care”. Care for what, my son? The job, or your country? “Obviously, my job. You know how much I love my country, Mamma.” If that were so, I advise you to do what your … Continue reading neelwrites/afeatherytouch/flashfictionforaspiringwriters/shortstory/213words/06/03/2018
100 Word Wednesday: Week 21 Written for: https://bikurgurl.com/2017/05/31/15776/ THE GREAT ESCAPE Image Credit Ales Krivec By Neel Anil Panicker ‘Here, have a look at this.’ George peered into the Polaroid photograph thrust into his hands. Gibralter-like snow capped mountains on either side nestled a remote valley through which flowed serene blue waters. Beyond which stood a … Continue reading neelwrites/thehunted/100wordwednesday/fiction/05/06/2017
A fictional story relating to the tragic Manchester bombing. Written for Friday Fictioneers Challenge hosted by Rochelle. 26 May 2017 MANCHESTER MONSTER (99 words) PHOTO PROMPT © J Hardy Carroll By Neel Anil Panicker With much trepidation she steps into Chelsea’s room. ‘Mama, I’m a grown up girl. No entering my room, ok?’ The words … Continue reading neelwrites/FF/manchestermonster/99words/24/05/2017
Sunday Photo Fiction – May 7th 2017 https://sundayphotofictioner.wordpress.com/2017/05/07/sunday-photo-fiction-may-7th-2017/ THE CALL (THE QUARRY- PART 3) By Neel Anil Panicker An hour had gone by and Richard was still holed up in his seventh floor Mumbai hotel room overlooking Marine Drive, the famed mile long strip kissing the Arabian … Continue reading neelwrites/spf/thequarry#03/fiction/07/05/2017/
Gardening And More (199 words) © John Brand Neel Anil Panicker “Tell me, what did you see?” ‘Sir, This afternoon I was here pruning the flowers when I heard a loud noise from upstairs, as if a gun had gone off. I dropped my wheelbarrow and rushed into the bungalow. Madam was lying on the … Continue reading neelwrites/SPF/gardening/fiction/23/04/2017
THE WAITING GAME (200 words) By Neel Anil Panicker Eighteen year olds hell bent on taking their lives fall into two categories. If you were James Ekka, Jim to the legions of his admirers, and one who owned the meanest set of two wheels this side of Hyderabad, you would call it quits in super … Continue reading neelwrites/FFfPP/fiction/shortstory/200words/17/04/2017
THE PIZZA KILLER (99 words) PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson By Neel Anil Panicker They looked like any other__the rooms, all three of them, from where the bodies were discovered, the arms and legs tightly bound, the heads neatly decapitated. In one, a music stereo was still playing Alicias Keyes on auto tune. Another walled … Continue reading neelwrites/FF/fiction/shortstory/99words/13/04/2017
A DATE TO REMEMBER © A Mixed Bag By Neel Anil Panicker (176 words) Varun, I knew him as. Was unconventional–said he believed in doing things differently. We were on our first date ever. Took me to this weird looking boat. I saw a neighing horse’s head jutting out from the bow. “You’ll love this. … Continue reading neelwrites/SPF/fiction/shortstory/176words/13/04/2017
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